On the Road: Colorado and East Meets West Slaw

With the advent of fall in the Colorado Rockies, the aspens turn their better-than-24ct-gold, scrub oaks, sumac, and whatnot show their flaming orange and reds, and the evergreen evergreens are, well, ever green!

This is my favorite time of year. Just knowing that the amazing colors are going to show themselves like a streaker at a ball game is almost more excitement than I can stand. Also, knowing that the weather will be getting cooler rather than warmer puts the fall season well ahead of spring in my book.

As we were traveling the other day, I was on the phone with Gabbers, our oldest daughter. I told her that we were still traveling, headed toward Salt Lake City and would probably start back EAST in a couple of weeks.

Hmmmmm . . . . . EAST?

I’ve always thought of my self living WEST, or at the very least, SOUTHWEST. Only Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas are EAST. Not Texas!

Seems really odd that we are so far west that we will need to head east to go home. I never really thought about being an easterner. Don’t really think I have the accent for it. Now our youngest, Jens, she was born with a New York accent. Not kidding. But that’s a whole nuther story.

Anyhoo, without further adoo, I wanted to share some of the beautiful colors with you that we have seen on our trip so far. Oh, BTW, there is a recipe for East-West Slaw at the end of this post that I hope you will like. If you can’t wait that long, then skip on ahead. But you’ll miss out on the scenery that only the Colorado Rockies can bring!

BTW, highly recommend this RV park. Very nice facilities, beautiful huge Cottonwoods and sits right on Starvation Lake. However, it is pricey unless you have a “membership”. Prepare to pay $42 a night and if you want internet access, that is another $5 a day! Internet, however, was very fast. Nice host couple and everything was beautifully maintained. Just west of Duchesne on the south side of US Hwy 40. Only thing for miles that we found that was decent. KOA in Vernal just wouldn’t do. It was crowded. All of the spaces were not only short but so narrow that I started having a claustrophobic attack and we didn’t even pull into the space. Just looking at it gave me the vapors! Just thought you should know.

And now, what you’ve been waiting for . . .

East Meets West Slaw
adapted from a recipe by Bobby Flay

½ sm head green cabbage
¼ sm head red cabbage
½ small jicama, julienned
½ c rice wine vinegar
2 Tbsp evoo (a.k.a. Extra Virgin Olive Oil)
½ tsp celery seed
½ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp kosher salt
¼ tsp red pepper flakes
½ tsp smoky paprika
Pinch of cumin

Mix all ingredients together and let marinate in the refrigerator at least one hour before serving.

“He travels best that knows when to return. Middleton For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
Robert Louis Stevenson
‘Til We Meet Again,
Suz

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